ODISHA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

ADVERTISEMENT NO. 08 OF 2012-13

Recruitment of Assistant Section Officers of Governors Secretariat & State Secretariat.

WEBSITE http://opsconline.gov.in

WARNING: (1) ONLINE APPLICATION FORM WILL BE AVAILABLE TILL
30.11.2012 BY 11:59 P.M.
(2) LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATION FEE AT ANY SBI
BRANCH IS 03.12.2012.

Applications are invited On-line through the Proforma Application to be made
available on WEBSITE (http://opsconline.gov.in) from 10.10.2012 to 30.11.2012
(Note: 03.12.2012 is the last date for payment of application fees) for
recruitment to 811(11-Governors Secretariat +800-State Secretariat ) posts of
Assistant Section Officer in (Group-C) of Odisha Governor s secretariat Service and
Odisha Secretariat Service under Home Department in the scale of pay of Rs.9300-
34800/- carrying Grade Pay of Rs.4200/- with usual Dearness and other Allowances
as may be sanctioned by the Government of Odisha from time to time. The posts are
permanent.

2. VACANCY POSITION: As per requisition filed by the Home Department,
the vacancy position along with reservation thereof are given below:

1. Odisha Governor Secretariat Service

Category No of Vacancies
UR 01
SEBC 03(1-W)
ST 05(2-W)
SC 02(1-W)
TOTAL 11(4-W)

2. Odisha Secretariat Service

Category No of Vacancies

UR 190(63-W)
SEBC 216(72-W)
ST 317(106-W)
SC 077(026-W)
TOTAL 800(267-W)






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NOTE: - UR => Un Reserved
SEBC => Socially & Educationally Backward Class
ST => Scheduled Tribe
SC => Scheduled Caste


Out of the 800 vacancies of State Secretariat mentioned above, 24(Twenty
Four) vacancies are reserved for Ex-Servicemen, 8(Eight) vacancies are reserved for
Sports Person and 24 (Twenty Four) vacancies are reserved for Physically
Handicapped Person.


(a) The candidates belonging to P.H/Ex-Servicemen/Sports Person, when selected
as per reservation provided for them, shall be adjusted against the categories to which
they belong.

(b) The functional classification and physical requirement for PH person are given
below.


Physical Requirements Categories of disabled suitable for the job
S, H, SE, F, R&W OL,OA,LV,BL,PD
Note-[S-work performed by sitting
(on bench or chair), H-work
performed by hearing /speaking),
SE-work performed by seeing, F-
work performed by manipulating
(with fingers), R&W-work
performed by reading and writing.]
Note- [OL- One leg affected (R and/or L),OA-
One arm affected (R or L)- (a)impaired
reach;(b)weakness of grip;(c)ataxia,LV-
Low vision ,BL-Both legs affected but
not arms (Mobility not be
restricted),PD-Partially deaf(with
suitable aid)]


(c) In case of non-availability of eligible/suitable women candidate(s) belonging to
the respective category, the unfilled vacancies of that category shall be filled up by
eligible/suitable male candidate(s) of the same category.

(d) The exchange of reservation between SC & ST will not be considered.

(e) The number of vacancies to be filled up on the basis of this recruitment is
subject to change by the Government without notice, depending upon administrative
exigencies of public service at the discretion of the State Government.

3. Preference for Services/Exercise of options:-

Candidates will be required to indicate their choice of services (mentioned vide
para-2 of the advt.) in order of preference in the relevant boxes of the online
application form for the examination. The commission shall be competent to select the
candidate to any of the above post taking into consideration of preference.



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4. AGE LIMITS :

A candidate shall be under 32( thirty-two) years and above 21( twenty-one)
years of age on the 1
st
January, 2012 i.e. he/she must not have been born earlier than
2
nd
January, 1980 and not later than 1
st
January, 1991.

The upper age-limit is relaxable by 5 (five) years for candidates belonging to
the categories of Scheduled Castes(S.C.), Scheduled Tribes(S.T.), Socially &
Educationally Backward Classes(S.E.B.C.), Women, Ex-Servicemen and by 10
(ten)years for Physically Handicapped candidates.

Provided that in case a candidate who comes under more than one category
mentioned above, he/she will be eligible for only one age relaxation benefit, which
shall be considered most beneficial to him/her.

SAVE AS PROVIDED ABOVE THE AGE LIMITS PRESCRIBED CAN IN NO CASE BE
RELAXED.


Date of birth entered in the High School Certificate or equivalent Certificate
issued by the concerned Board/Council will be accepted by the Commission.


5. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
A candidate must posses a Bachelors Degree in any discipline from a
recognized University; or posses such other qualification equivalent there to and must
have adequate knowledge in computer application.


6. PLAN OF EXAMINATION:

(a) The Examination will be conducted in the following successive stages:-

(i) a) Written Examination,
(Objective Type-Multiple Choice Questions)

b) Essay (Odia & English)

(ii) Skill test in Computer (Practical).

(b) The details of Scheme, Subjects for the Examination and the syllabus are
mentioned in Appendix-I.

(c) The Commission shall be competent to fix up the qualifying marks in any or all
the subjects of the examination and skill test in Computer (Practical).




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7. APPLICATION FEE -
A candidate is required to pay a non-refundable and non-adjustable fee of
Rs.300/-(Rupees three hundred) only. Candidates belonging to Scheduled
Caste/Scheduled Tribe of Odisha only are exempted from payment of this fee.
The candidates are required to take a printout of the finally submitted
Online Application Form for future use and take a printout of Online Challan
(Pay-in-Slip) for payment of requisite fee at any branch of State Bank of India
(SBI). The Fee(s) paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can
the fee(s) be adjusted or held in reserve for any other examination or
recruitment.
Regarding difficulty in payment of fee, if any, the candidates may contact
to SBI over Telephone No.: 0671-2368172 & 8984317100.
8. ZONE(S) OF EXAMINATION:

The Examination will be held at different centers at 33 Zones of the
state as mentioned below:

Sl Nos. Name of Zone Sl Nos. Name of Zone
01 Balasore 18 Kalahandi
02 Berhampur 19 Kandhamal
03 Bhubaneswar 20 Kendrapara
04 Cuttack 21 Keonjhar
05 Sambalpur 22 Khurda
06 Angul 23 Koraput
07 Baragarh 24 Malkangiri
08 Bhadrak 25 Mayurbhanj
09 Bolangir 26 Nuapada
10 Boudh 27 Nawarangpur
11 Deogarh 28 Nayagarh
12 Dhenkanal 29 Puri
13 Gajapati 30 Rayagada
14 Ganjam 31 Rourkela
15 Jagatsinghpur 32 Subarnapur
16 Jajpur 33 Sundargarh
17 Jharsuguda

Candidates are required to select the zone of their choice where they would like to
appear at the Examination, at the time of filling online application form. While every effort
will be made to allot candidates to the zone of their choice, the Commission may, at their
discretion, allot any other zone to the candidates when circumstances so warrant.
REQUEST FOR CHANGE OF ZONE WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.

9. OTHER ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:
(a) (i) The candidate must be a citizen of India;

(ii) The candidate must be of good mental condition, bodily health and free
from any physical defect that is likely to interfere with the discharge of
his duties in the service. A candidate, who after such medical
examination is not found to satisfy these requirements shall not be
appointed to the service.


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(iii) The candidate must be able to speak, read and write Odia fluently and
must have passed: at least an examination in Odia language equivalent
to that of Middle English School standard conducted by the Board of
Secondary Education, Odisha; or the Education Department of
Government of Odisha or any other Board or Council of Secondary
Education approved by the Government of Odisha in support of
passing of Odia Language Test (M.E. School standard);

(iv) A candidate, who has more than one spouse living, will not be
eligible for appointment unless the State Government has exempted
his/her case from operation of this limitation for any good and
sufficient reasons;

(v) Government servants, whether temporary or permanent, are eligible to
apply provided that they possess the requisite qualification and are
within the prescribed age-limit as provided under Para-4 & 5 of the
Advertisement. They must inform their respective Heads of Offices in
writing regarding submission of their applications for this recruitment
and obtain No Objection Certificate;

(vi) If a candidate has at any time, been debarred for a certain
period/chance(s) by the Odisha Public Service Commission or other
State Public Service Commission or U.P.S.C. from appearing at any
examination/interview, he/she will not be eligible for such recruitment
for that specified period/chance(s);

(vii) Only those candidates, who fulfill the requisite qualification & within
the prescribed age limit etc., within the last date fixed for submission of
online application form, will be considered eligible;


(b) Every candidate selected for appointment shall be examined by the
Medical Board .A candidate who fails to satisfy the Medical Board, shall
not be appointed.


10. OTHER CONDITIONS:

(i) At present, only the online applications are invited from Candidates for
admission to the written examination for A.S.O.s of Governors secretariat and
state secretariat. After declaration of result of written examination the
candidate who qualify in the written examination will be required to furnish the
printout/hard copy of online application form, along with the photocopies of the
other documents as stated under the para-11 of this advertisement, on or
before the prescribed date, which will be declared later on, for consideration of
their eligibility for admission to the computer skill test.





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(ii) A candidate found guilty of seeking support for his/her candidature by
offering illegal gratification or applying pressure on any person connected with the
conduct of the recruitment process or found indulging in any type of malpractice in
course of the selection or otherwise, shall, in addition to rendering himself/herself
liable to criminal prosecution, be disqualified not only for the recruitment for which
he/she is a candidate, but also may be debarred, either permanently or for a
specified period, from any recruitment or selection to be conducted by the
Commission;

(iii) The provisions of the Odisha Conduct of Examination Act 1988 (Odisha Act-2
of 1988) are applicable to the examination conducted by the Odisha Public Service
Commission. Any violation of the above Act. And violation of the instruction to
candidates (as provided in the advertisement, online application form, Admission
Certificate & Answer Script etc.) will be seriously viewed and disciplinary action will
be taken against the concerned candidates as deemed proper.

(iv) Online applications submitted to OPSC if found to be incomplete in any
respect are liable to rejection without entertaining any correspondence with the
applicants on that score;

(v) Admission to written examination/skill test in computer will be provisional. If
on verification at any stage before or after the written examination/skill test in
computer, it is found that a candidate does not fulfill all the eligibility conditions,
his/her candidature will be liable to rejection. Decision of the Commission in regard to
eligibility or otherwise of candidate shall be final.

(vi) This advertisement should not be construed as binding on the Government to
make appointment.

(vii) Every person appointed to the service shall be on probation for a period of two
years with effect from the date of appointment.
Provided that the appointing authority may, if it thinks fit in any case or class
of cases extended the period of probation:
Provided further that such period of probation shall not include:-

(a) extraordinary leave;
(b) period of unauthorized absence; or
(c) any other period held to be not being of the actual duty.

(viii) Concessions meant for S.C., S.T. & SEBC by Birth are admissible to the
Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Socially & Educationally Backward Classes of
Odisha only;


(ix) No one will be admitted to the written examination unless he/she holds a
certificate of admission which will be uploaded in the website of OPSC. The
eligible candidate may down load their admission certificate from the website
of Commission and produce the same before the Centre Supervisor for
admission to the Examination Centre;

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(x) All persons appointed under the Government of Odisha on or after 1
st
January,
2005 shall not be eligible for pension as defined under sub-rule(1) of Rule-3 of the
Odisha Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1992; but shall be covered by the defined
Contribution Pension Scheme in accordance with the Odisha Civil Service (Pension)
Amendment Rules, 2005;

(xi) Any misrepresentation or suppression of information by the candidate in
the online application, will result in cancellation of this candidature or penalty,
as decided by the Commission be imposed on the candidate.

(xii) Mere empanelment in the select list shall not confer any right for
appointment unless the Government is satisfied after making such enquiry as may be
deemed necessary that the candidate is suitable in all respects for appointment to the
service.

(xiii) These posts are permanent .The appointment can be terminated as per the
provisions contained in O.C.S (C.C & A) Rules, 1962.

(xiv) No request for withdrawal of candidature will be entertained under any
circumstances.

(xv) Candidates must answer the papers in their own handwriting, in no
circumstances; a candidate will be allowed the help of a scribe to write the answers
for him/her.

11. CERTIFICATES/DOCUMENTS TO BE ATTACHED: Candidates who will
qualify in the written examination are required to submit printout/hardcopy of the
online application form along with the true copies of the following documents duly
attested by Gazetted Officer or Notary Public or self attested. The candidates are also
required to mention on each document submitted by me and put their full signature
on the same. They must not attach original certificates to their applications.
Only those, who are called for the skill test in computer, will be required to bring
with them the original certificates of the attested copies sent earlier, for verification,
failing which he/she will not be allowed to appear at the computer skill test.

If a candidate fails to furnish any of the original documents in respect of the
attested copies submitted with the application for verification on the date of the skill
test he/she shall not be allowed to appear in the computer skill test.

(i) H.S.C. or equivalent certificate in support of declaration of age issued by the
concern Board/Council;

(ii) Intermediate/+2 Examination Certificate issued by the concern Board/Council;

(iii) Bachelors Degree Certificate issued by the concern University;

(iv) (a) Two recent passport size photographs (unsigned & unattested)which has
been uploaded with online application.



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(b) Certificates of conduct from the Principal/Proctor/Dean or Professor in
charge of a Department of Teaching of the college or University in which
he/she last studied;

(v) Caste Certificate by birth in support of claim as S.Cs./S.Ts./S.E.B.Cs., wherever
applicable (Please see Note-1);

(vi) Required Odia pass certificate from the Board of Secondary Education,
Odisha indicating Odia as a language subject equivalent to M.E. School
Standard or a certificate from the Principal/Headmaster of the School
indicating that the candidate has passed Odia in M.E. standard.

(vii) Discharge Certificates issued by the Commanding Officer of the Unit last
served wherever applicable.

(viii) Identity Card issued by the Director of Sports, Odisha, wherever applicable;

(ix) Disability Certificate (indicating percentage of disability) issued by the
concern Medical Board, wherever applicable;

(x) No Objection Certificate issued by the competent authority.

(xi) if a candidate claims to posses qualification ,equivalent to the prescribed
qualification ,the rule/authority (with number and date ) under which it is
so treated ,must be furnished with the printout/hard copy of the online
Application form .

NOTE 1 : Candidates claiming to be belonging to S.C./S.T./S.E.B.C.
category by birth are required to submit copy of the relevant
Caste Certificate issued by the competent authority in the
prescribed form. Candidates of SEBC category (other than
Creamy Layer) must submit copy of Caste Certificate issued by
the competent authority within the last three years from the
date of advertisement by the competent authority in the
prescribed form.

(i) Women candidates belonging to S.C./S.T./S.E.B.C. are required
to submit Caste Certificates by birth showing daughter of
.......... Caste Certificates by virtue of marriage (i.e.
showing wife of .) are not acceptable and
candidates submitting such certificate will be treated as
belonging to U.R. category.

(ii) OBC CERTIFICATES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF
S.E.B.C. CERTIFICATES AND CANDIDATES SUBMITTING SUCH
CERTIFICATE WILL BE TREATED AS U.R. CANDIDATES.

(iii) Candidate if submits S.E.B.C. certificate which is more than
three years old as on the date of advt., will be treated as
belonging to UR category.

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(iv) Community (Caste status) once mentioned by the candidates
shall not be changed under any circumstances.

The competent authorities are: District
Magistrate/Collector or Additional District Magistrate or Sub-
divisional Magistrate/Sub-Collectors or Executive Magistrates
or Revenue Officers, not below the rank of Tahasildar
/Additional Tahasildar of Government of Odisha;

NOTE 2 : Degree Certificate, Caste Certificate, Odia Test Pass Certificate,
Discharge Certificate of Ex-servicemen, Identity Card of Sportspersons and
Identity Card of Physically Handicapped Persons must have been issued by
the competent authority within the last date fixed for submission of online
application form .

12. HOW TO APPLY:

a. Candidate must go through this Advertisement available in the Website of
OPSC before filling up online application.
b. Candidates must apply online through the website http://opsconline.gov.in.
Applications received through any other mode would not be accepted and
summarily be rejected.
c. Before filling up the online application form, the candidates must go
through the following documents available at OPSC portal.
i) Instruction to fill up online application.
ii) Guideline for scanning and uploading of Photograph, Full
Signature & Left Hand Thumb Impression.
d. Candidates are requested to upload the scanned image of latest passport size
photograph along with scanned image of his/her full signature and scanned
image of Left hand Thumb Impression(LTI) in the online application form.
Uploaded photograph, specimen (full) signature and LTI must be clearly
identifiable / visible, otherwise the application of the candidate is liable to be
rejected by the Commission and no representation from the candidate will be
entertained.
e. Candidates should keep at least 2 copies of latest passport size photograph
which is uploaded to the online application form for future use.
f. The candidates are required to take a printout of the finally submitted Online
Application Form for future use and take a printout of Online Challan (Pay-in-
Slip) for payment of requisite fee at any branch of State Bank of India (SBI).
The Fee(s) paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances nor can the
fee(s) be adjusted or held in reserve for any other examination or recruitment.
g. On successful submission of application form, an Unique Registration ID will be
displayed on the screen as well as top of the application form. Candidates are
requested to note down the Unique Registration ID and use it in future
correspondence.

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h. At present, only the online applications are invited from Candidates for
admission to the written examination, candidates who will qualify in the
written test are required to send the Printout/Hard copy of the Online
Application Form along with specified documents/ certificates etc. as provided
under para-11 of this advertisement along with OPSC copy of Challan showing
payment of examination fee, by Registered Post/Speed Post/Courier Service to
the Special Secretary, Odisha Public Service Commission, 19, Dr. P.K. Parija
Road, Cuttack-753001 so as to reach the same in OPSC on or before the
prescribed date , which will be declared later on (i.e. after publication of the
result of written examination.) The SC/ST candidates are not required to
enclose the copy of challan showing payment of fee.

The envelope containing the application must be superscribed
APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT SECTION OFFICER
(GOVERNORS SECRETARIAT/ STATE SECRETARIAT). Application received
after the prescribed date shall not be entertained. The Commission will not
take any responsibility if the application is not received in time. The candidate
may also submit the copy of the Printout/Hard copy of Online Application
Form along with the specified documents etc. as provided under paragraph 11
of this advertisement along with OPSC copy of challan showing payment of
examination fee in the office of the OPSC directly /personally on or before the
prescribed date.
i. The candidates are advised to submit the Online Application Form well in
advance without waiting for the closing date to avoid last hour rush.
j. Certificate of Admission to the written examination or skill test to the eligible
candidates will be uploaded in the Website of OPSC prior to the date of written
examination or skill test which will be published in the Website and News
paper. The candidates are required to download their Admission Certificate
from Website. No separate correspondence will be made on this score.
13. FACILITATION COUNTER:

During filling up the online application form the candidate may contact facilitation
counter of OCAC over Telephone No18003456770 or 155335 from 10.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M
(Except Govt. of Odisha holidays) for any technical guidance.

Regarding difficulty in payment of fee, if any, the candidates may contact to SBI over
Telephone No.: 0671-2368172 & 8984317100.

In case of any guidance/information on advertisement & recruitment, candidates may
contact the O.P.S.C. Facilitation Counter over Telephone No.0671-2304141/ 2305611 &
Extn.-205 or 223 in any working day between 10.30 A.M. to 1.30 P.M. & 2.00 P.M. to 5.00
P.M.
The candidates are required to visit the Website of the Commission at
http://opsconline.gov.in OR http://opsc.gov.in for detailed information about the programme
of the examination(s) etc. and also keep track of publication of various notices to the effect in
the leading local daily newspapers for information.


CUTTACK SPECIAL SECRETARY,
ODISHA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,
DATE: 06 /10 / 2012 CUTTACK.


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APPENDIX - I

Scheme and Subjects for the examination

The examination shall consist of the following subjects carrying marks as
shown against each:

Sl. No. Subject Marks
1 English 100
2 Mathematics 100
3 Essay
(i) English within 350 words 025
(ii) Odia within 350 words 025
4 General Awareness 100
5 Test of Reasoning/Mental Ability 100
6 Computer Application
(i) Theory 100
(ii) Skill Test in Computer (Practical) 050
Total- 600

Note : (1) The candidate shall answer the question papers in English unless
otherwise directed.
(2) Only those candidates who have been short listed after the written test
shall be called for the Skill Test in Computer, which shall be of
qualifying nature.

The standard, syllabus, duration and question papers shall be as mentioned
detailed below:
Detailed Syllabus

1. ENGLISH:-

This section is designed to test the language abilities and understanding of
English Grammar. Questions shall be asked mainly from the following categories

(i) Verb
(ii) Preposition
(iii) Adverb
(iv) Subject Verb Agreement
(v) Error Correction/Recognition
(vi) Tenses
(vii) Sentence Rearrangement
(viii) Fill in the Blanks with Articles etc.
(ix) Comprehension
(x) Answering Questions based on Unseen Passages
(xi) Vocabulary

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(xii) Synonyms
(xiii) Antonyms

2.. MATHEMATICS :-

This section tests the quantitative and Mathematical Skills of the candidate.
Question will be asked mainly from the following categories. Questions shall be of
Secondary School Standard
(i) Arithmetic
(ii) Algebra
(iii) Mensuration (2D & 3D)
(iv) Statistics & Probability

3. ESSAY : -

There will be two Essays, one each in English and Odia.

4. GENERAL AWARENESS : -
This section checks whether the candidate keeps himself/herself up-to-date
about the world around them. Questions will be asked mainly from the following
categories. Questions will be such that they do not require any special study of any
discipline.

(i) Current Affairs (National & International)
(ii) Major financial/economic news
(iii) Budget & Five year plans
(iv) Whos Who
(v) Sports
(vi) Books and Authors
(vii) Awards and Honours
(viii) General Science
(ix) Abbreviations
(x) Important days
(xi) International & National Organizations
(xii) History
(xiii) Geography
(xiv) Civics
(xv) Culture

5. TEST OF REASONING AND MENTAL ABILITY: -

This section usually tries to test the reasoning abilities and mental aptitude
of the candidate. Questions will be asked mainly from the following categories
A. VERBAL
(i) Number Series
(ii) Alphabet Series
(iii) Test of Direction Sense
(iv) Coding-decoding
(v) Number Ranking


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(vi) Arithmetic Reasoning
(vii) Problem of Age Calculation
(viii) Analogy
(ix) Decision Making etc.

B : NON-VERBAL
(i) Non-verbal series
(ii) Mirror Images
(iii) Cubes & Dice
(iv) Grouping Identical Figures
(v) Embedded figures, etc.

6. COMPUTER APPLICATION :-

A : Computer Fundamentals
B : Windows (MS-Windows)
C : MS-OFFICE

(i) Word Processing (MS Word)
(ii) Spread Sheet (MS Excel)
(iii) Presentation knowledge (MS Power Point)
(iv) MS Access.

D : Usage of internet services available on Internet
E : Communication Technology, Networking Concepts.

7. The test on each subject shall be of one hour duration.

8. The questions shall be of multiple choice type. All the questions shall be
compulsory without any negative marking.



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